MK Party plans protests against Volodymyr Zelensky's controversial visit to South Africa

MK Party plans protests against Volodymyr Zelensky's controversial visit to South Africa

MK Party to protest Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to South Africa, SA weighs in

The MK Party's secretary-general, Floyd Shivambu, has slammed Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to South Africa. Netizens debated.

MK Party Condemns Ramaphosa’s Zelenskyy Invitation as “Betrayal of African Interests”

South Africa’s foreign policy direction has come under fire from the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, with Secretary-General Floyd Shivambu launching a scathing critique of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to invite Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy for an official visit. The former liberation movement-turned-political party has framed the move as a dangerous pivot toward Western imperialism. In a blistering statement circulated across social…

Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, will be in South Africa on April 20th. First, scheduled for the 10th of this month, his trip was delayed for reasons of calendar conflicts. It was more than a year since he was waiting for the opportunity to go and challenge the influence of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Africa.In 2023, Cyril Ramaphosa was part of a delegation of African leaders travelling to Ukraine and Russia to try to convince th…